openai/codex · error · anyhow::Error

Codex executable path is not configured

Error message

Codex executable path is not configured

What it means

Error "Codex executable path is not configured" thrown in openai/codex.

Source

Thrown at codex-rs/cli/src/main.rs:1864

        | Subcommand::Debug(DebugCommand {
            subcommand: DebugSubcommand::PromptInput(_),
        }) => Ok(Some(profile_v2)),
        _ => anyhow::bail!(
            "--profile only applies to runtime commands and `codex mcp`: `codex`, `codex exec`, `codex review`, `codex resume`, `codex queue`, `codex archive`, `codex delete`, `codex unarchive`, `codex fork`, `codex mcp`, `codex sandbox`, and `codex debug prompt-input`."
        ),
    }
}

async fn run_exec_server_command(
    cmd: ExecServerCommand,
    arg0_paths: &Arg0DispatchPaths,
    root_config_overrides: &CliConfigOverrides,
    strict_config: bool,
) -> anyhow::Result<()> {
    let codex_self_exe = arg0_paths
        .codex_self_exe
        .clone()
        .ok_or_else(|| anyhow::anyhow!("Codex executable path is not configured"))?;
    let runtime_paths = codex_exec_server::ExecServerRuntimePaths::new(
        codex_self_exe,
        arg0_paths.codex_linux_sandbox_exe.clone(),
    )?;
    if let Some(base_url) = cmd.remote {
        let environment_id = cmd
            .environment_id
            .ok_or_else(|| anyhow::anyhow!("--environment-id is required when --remote is set"))?;
        let config = load_exec_server_config(
            root_config_overrides,
            strict_config,
            /*enable_workload_identity*/ true,
        )
        .await?;
        let (_otel, telemetry) = exec_server_telemetry::init(Some(&config));
        let auth_provider =
            load_exec_server_remote_auth_provider(&config, &base_url, cmd.use_agent_identity_auth)
                .await?;

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at codex-rs/cli/src/main.rs:1864 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

AI-assisted analysis of openai/codex@339751715c (2026-08-25). Data as JSON: /api/errors/0a8f44d135aad49c. Report an issue: GitHub.